Doug McDonald wrote:
Matt Ion wrote:
Bill Tuthill wrote:
Arguments over relative merits of DSLR vs P&S digicams
occupy a plurality of current traffic volume on r.p.d.

In many ways it reminds me of the film vs digital debate
of the last many years.

DSLR partisans seem like the defenders of film, because
they don't have a lot of firm evidence that their workflow
is superior, except at high ISO or some arcane usage.


P&S vs DSLR is not like film vs digital. In the final analysis
digital beats film, period, no quibble, all else being equal (i.e
not comparing an 8x10 inch film camera to an 8x10 mm P&S sensor).

The P&S/DSLR flame wars can go on forever, because the performance
properties of the two genres DO overlap, and, for equal money,
will overlap a very large amount.

It's a ridiculous argument anyway. Cameras are nothing more than tools,
and both "styles" (and everything in between) have their own place in
the market. I love the flexibility I get with an SLR (digital or
otherwise), but there are times I just find it too bulky and wish I had
a good pocket camera.

It's like arguing over whether a compact car is better than a dump
truck... well... what are you planning to do with it? You can't haul
five tons of gravel with a Mini, but just try parallel-parking a Mack
truck downtown...